The representativeness heuristic is a way of answering a question by classifying observations according to how closely they resemble the "typical" case.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is usually first diagnosed in ______

a. infancy c. elementary school b. preschool d. middle school

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The individual uniqueness level of personality analysis addresses how every human is, in certain respects, ________.

A. somewhat like other mammals B. like no others C. like all others D. like some others

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) series of Healthy People initiatives include goals; current goals are challenging. What does HHS report about the United States' history relative to similar past goals?

A) ?The U.S. has never made any progress towards past Healthy People goals. B) ?The U.S. has made progress toward many earlier goals, but never met any. C) ?The U.S. has both made progress toward, and met many of the prior goals. D) ?The U.S. has met a few of these past goals, but never progressed in others

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